Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
cotton-gin
noun
/ˈkɒtən ˈdʒɪn/
Definition
A machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds, significantly speeding up the process of cotton production.
Examples
- The invention of the cotton-gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 changed agriculture in the Southern United States.
- Thanks to the cotton-gin, a single worker could clean as much cotton in one day as many workers could with hand tools.
- Before the cotton-gin, the process of extracting seeds from cotton was labor-intensive and slow.
Meaning
The cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry by making it easier and faster to process raw cotton, leading to increased production and efficiency in the textile industry.
Synonyms
- cotton separator
- fiber extractor
- cotton processing machine
